State Police Merit Board

Source file: Illinois — State Employee Pay / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The State Police Merit Board provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2025, this agency had 2 employees with median total compensation of $140,300; the highest distinct record was $176,000.

Year: 2025
Employees: 2
Median total: $140,300
Highest record: $176,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$104,600$176,000+

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 2 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($140,300) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $140,300 (100%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$104,600

$140,300

$176,000

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $176,000 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $104,600. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Senior Public Service Administrative

1 · $176,000

Technical Advisor III

1 · $104,600

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 1

Emily Fox

Senior Public Service Administrative/State Police Merit Board

2025 total comp

$176,000

Sub-department: PERSONAL SERVICES
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $176,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $176,000
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: SANGAMON

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $7,500
Rutan Exempt: Yes

At State Police Merit Board, Emily Fox serves as a Senior Public Service Administrative within Personal Services. Their 2025 pay totaled $176,000. Their bargaining unit is MERIT COMPENSATION.

Emily Fox

Senior Public Service Administr/State Police Merit Board

2024 total comp

$169,100

Sub-department: PERSONAL SERVICES
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $169,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,100
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: SANGAMON

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: EXEMPT
Period Pay Rate: $7,200
Rutan Exempt: Yes

At State Police Merit Board, Emily Fox serves as a Senior Public Service Administr within Personal Services. Their 2024 pay totaled $169,100. Their bargaining unit is MERIT COMPENSATION.

Daniel Dykstra

Technical Advisor III/State Police Merit Board

2025 total comp

$104,600

Sub-department: PERSONAL SERVICES
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $104,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,600
Union / bargaining unit: MERIT COMPENSATION
Work county: SANGAMON

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $4,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Daniel Dykstra is a Technical Advisor III at State Police Merit Board within Personal Services. 2025 total compensation came to $104,600. Union affiliation: MERIT COMPENSATION.